Other Random Car Sightings [Photo Required]

[andyhui01]

hopefully this still falls under the category of I saw... saw it outside my window in Hong Kong

http://img33.imageshack.**/img33/4460/cimg00048cr.jpg

anyone know what it is?... I'm having trouble identifying which one it is... anyone know what the 1 means?

 

[Salar]

Yeah, it pissed down royally tonight. Luckily I got someone else to drive - me and rain and driving don't get along that well.

Haha, let's put it this way:

You+rain+saturday night+club+being drunk+driving=damn

 

[Salar]

hopefully this still falls under the category of I saw... saw it outside my window in Hong Kong

http://img33.imageshack.**/img33/4460/cimg00048cr.jpg

anyone know what it is?... I'm having trouble identifying which one it is... anyone know what the 1 means?

HOLLY SHIT :shock:

 

[BigJ]

It's the USS Tarawa

 

[SL65]

Damnit, I want sunny weather.

Listen to you man your depressed. Jump on a plane and hang out in Sydney during your cold, wet, dark and miserable winter. Poor Canadians, it must be bad having a chunk of the year with such poor conditions

@ Andy - Thats a big mofo :shock: When you coming back to Aus btw?

 

[andyhui01]

@ Andy - Thats a big mofo :shock: When you coming back to Aus btw?

just got back this morning , and BigJ, I'm pretty sure its an American Aircraft Carriers, when I used binoculous (sp?), I saw Blackhawk helicopters and some vertical lift jet

 

[BigJ]

Yeah, for a little bit I thought it was an aircraft carrier, but upon further research, I discovered that it is a Navy Amphibious Assault Ship

 

[M3lover]

I'm pretty sure it's the USS Tarawa:
http://img23.imageshack.**/img23/7409/usstarawa6mm.jpg
For Helicopters, Harriers and amphibious vehicles

edit: Doh, pretty late...

 

[BigJ]

YOU COPY ME, I HAD IT NUMBER 1 BEFORE YOU

(plus my pic is better )

 

[andyhui01]

Yeah, for a little bit I thought it was an aircraft carrier, but upon further research, I discovered that it is a Navy Amphibious Assault Ship

explain further please?... Navy Amphibious Assault ship?... it had fighter planes, black hawk's and stuff... wouldn't that make it an aircraft carrier?

 

[teeb]

Yeah, for a little bit I thought it was an aircraft carrier, but upon further research, I discovered that it is a Navy Amphibious Assault Ship

explain further please?... Navy Amphibious Assault ship?... it had fighter planes, black hawk's and stuff... wouldn't that make it an aircraft carrier?

Bummed off wikipedia :

While grossly resembling aircraft carriers, the role of an amphibious assault ship is fundamentally different: its aviation facilities have the primary role of hosting helicopters to support forces ashore rather than to support strike aircraft.

So the amphibs are mainly for helicopter etc support, the Harriers being there for "sea support". Whilst the aircraft carriers are for actual fighter planes - amphibs don't have the catapult required to launch normal fighters so rely on VTOL.

And amphibs carry hovercraft.

 

[oliB]

7-Series (pre-facelift = fugly)
http://img56.imageshack.**/img56/5007/pict1448small0xg.jpg
Another 7'er
http://img56.imageshack.**/img56/2020/pict1449small4kt.jpg

Think again! The first pic shows a facelifted 7 series, the second one is pre-facelift.

 

[SL65]

7-Series (pre-facelift = fugly)
http://img56.imageshack.**/img56/5007/pict1448small0xg.jpg
Another 7'er
http://img56.imageshack.**/img56/2020/pict1449small4kt.jpg

Think again! The first pic shows a facelifted 7 series, the second one is pre-facelift.

It is?

Well then that just prooves that all BMW's are ugly

I honestly thought the first one was facelift...oh well.

 

[Salar]

The first one is a face lift. 2nd one is not.

Damnit, I want sunny weather.

Listen to you man your depressed. Jump on a plane and hang out in Sydney during your cold, wet, dark and miserable winter. Poor Canadians, it must be bad having a chunk of the year with such poor conditions

It doesn't get cold that much and we have no snow. It just rains alot.

 

[Salar]

Little bit of sun this afternoon> YELLOW ELISE driving on street! :shock: DAMN

I saw it in West Van, near Caulfield. Love that car, quite rare here.

 

[oliB]

Not my sighting, but somebody spotted a Ferrari FXX sitting in someone's driveway in Florida:

http://img54.imageshack.**/img54/9706/fxx9zn.jpg

Notice what's intriguing about this?

 

[teeb]

Not my sighting, but somebody spotted a Ferrari FXX sitting in someone's driveway in Florida:

*snip*

Notice what's intriguing about this?

It's orange? Someone's sellotaped a "kick me" sheet of paper to it's backside? That looks like a Peugeot 407 beside it? Yes, I know, it's a Bentley Conti GT

Go on, tell us.

 

[Janus]

It's not road legal? Ferrari aren't meant to let you have them, but only have access to them at preapproved events?

 

[oliB]

Go on, tell us.

It has a plate.

It's not road legal? Ferrari aren't meant to let you have them, but only have access to them at preapproved events?

No, the FXX is not road legal. It's meant to be used at track days, not on the road.

From what I've read that's not the first time somebody was able to register a non-road legal car in Florida. I guess you just have to know the right people or have enough $$$...

 

[M3lover]

What the ****!
Is that number plates it has on the rear? How the hell did he get those on a FXX, and in the US.
And the other car is a Bentley Continental. I don't even think they have Peugeot in the US.